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Presbyterian Panel Survey, August 1998 - World Mission, Clergy

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WMSTERN

The following is a pair of alternative words or phrases that might be used to describe the world mission. For this pair, choose only one answer (the first term, the second term, or a combination of both) that best fits your image of world mission as it is today - stern/joyful.

	1) Entirely stern
	2) Mostly stern (but a little joyful)
	3) More stern than joyful
	4) Equal parts of stern and joyful
	5) More joyful than stern
	6) Mostly joyful (but a little stern)
	7) Entirely joyful

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Entirely stern	3	.3%	.3%	-3.69
Mostly stern (but a little joyful)	13	1.3%	1.6%	-2.8
More stern than joyful	71	7%	8.6%	-1.91
Equal parts of stern and joyful	157	15.5%	24.1%	-1.03
More joyful than stern	355	35%	59.1%	-.14
Mostly joyful (but a little stern)	316	31.2%	90.2%	.74
Entirely joyful	99	9.8%	100%	1.63

Variable Comparisons

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Entirely stern	1.0% 2	0.1% 1	0.3% 3
Mostly stern (but a little joyful)	2.1% 4	1.1% 9	1.3% 13
More stern than joyful	6.8% 13	7.1% 58	7.0% 71
Equal parts of stern and joyful	14.7% 28	15.6% 128	15.4% 156
More joyful than stern	41.9% 80	33.5% 275	35.1% 355
Mostly joyful (but a little stern)	25.7% 49	32.4% 266	31.1% 315
Entirely joyful	7.9% 15	10.2% 84	9.8% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 191	100.0% 821	1012

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Not married	TOTAL
Entirely stern	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Mostly stern (but a little joyful)	0.9% 8	4.1% 5	1.3% 13
More stern than joyful	7.0% 62	7.4% 9	7.0% 71
Equal parts of stern and joyful	14.6% 130	21.3% 26	15.4% 156
More joyful than stern	35.2% 313	34.4% 42	35.1% 355
Mostly joyful (but a little stern)	32.2% 286	23.8% 29	31.2% 315
Entirely joyful	9.8% 87	9.0% 11	9.7% 98
TOTAL	100.0% 889	100.0% 122	1011

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Entirely stern	0.5% 1	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 1	0.3% 3
Mostly stern (but a little joyful)	1.1% 2	2.1% 6	1.1% 4	0.6% 1	1.3% 13
More stern than joyful	9.3% 17	6.9% 20	6.6% 25	5.6% 9	7.0% 71
Equal parts of stern and joyful	12.0% 22	16.3% 47	15.3% 58	18.0% 29	15.4% 156
More joyful than stern	36.6% 67	34.7% 100	34.1% 129	36.6% 59	35.1% 355
Mostly joyful (but a little stern)	33.3% 61	30.2% 87	30.4% 115	31.7% 51	31.1% 314
Entirely joyful	7.1% 13	9.4% 27	12.4% 47	6.8% 11	9.7% 98
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 288	100.0% 378	100.0% 161	1010

Political party (I-POLITAFF)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Entirely stern	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Mostly stern (but a little joyful)	1.8% 11	0.6% 1	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	1.3% 13
More stern than joyful	7.3% 44	7.1% 12	6.7% 15	0.0% 0	7.1% 71
Equal parts of stern and joyful	14.5% 87	17.9% 30	15.1% 34	40.0% 4	15.4% 155
More joyful than stern	35.8% 215	31.0% 52	36.4% 82	30.0% 3	35.1% 352
Mostly joyful (but a little stern)	31.4% 189	32.1% 54	29.3% 66	20.0% 2	31.0% 311
Entirely joyful	8.7% 52	11.3% 19	12.0% 27	10.0% 1	9.9% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 601	100.0% 168	100.0% 225	100.0% 10	1004

Family income (I-FAMINCOM)

	<20K	20K-49,999	50K-99,999	100K+	TOTAL
Entirely stern	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 2	1.0% 1	0.3% 3
Mostly stern (but a little joyful)	3.7% 1	0.8% 3	1.4% 7	2.0% 2	1.3% 13
More stern than joyful	3.7% 1	6.9% 26	7.3% 37	7.1% 7	7.1% 71
Equal parts of stern and joyful	25.9% 7	13.8% 52	15.8% 80	16.3% 16	15.4% 155
More joyful than stern	33.3% 9	36.3% 137	34.3% 173	33.7% 33	35.0% 352
Mostly joyful (but a little stern)	22.2% 6	31.0% 117	32.3% 163	28.6% 28	31.2% 314
Entirely joyful	11.1% 3	11.1% 42	8.5% 43	11.2% 11	9.8% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 27	100.0% 377	100.0% 505	100.0% 98	1007

Age (I-AGE)

	<40	40-49	50-64	65+	TOTAL
Entirely stern	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Mostly stern (but a little joyful)	0.0% 0	1.4% 5	1.4% 6	2.7% 2	1.3% 13
More stern than joyful	6.4% 9	5.7% 20	8.2% 35	9.3% 7	7.1% 71
Equal parts of stern and joyful	17.7% 25	14.2% 50	15.2% 65	18.7% 14	15.5% 154
More joyful than stern	36.9% 52	31.3% 110	37.0% 158	34.7% 26	34.8% 346
Mostly joyful (but a little stern)	27.0% 38	36.4% 128	28.8% 123	29.3% 22	31.3% 311
Entirely joyful	12.1% 17	10.8% 38	8.9% 38	5.3% 4	9.7% 97
TOTAL	100.0% 141	100.0% 352	100.0% 427	100.0% 75	995

Race (I-RACE1)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Entirely stern	0.3% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 3
Mostly stern (but a little joyful)	1.1% 11	16.7% 1	3.2% 1	1.3% 13
More stern than joyful	6.9% 67	16.7% 1	6.5% 2	6.9% 70
Equal parts of stern and joyful	14.5% 141	50.0% 3	35.5% 11	15.4% 155
More joyful than stern	35.4% 344	16.7% 1	29.0% 9	35.1% 354
Mostly joyful (but a little stern)	31.9% 310	0.0% 0	16.1% 5	31.2% 315
Entirely joyful	9.9% 96	0.0% 0	9.7% 3	9.8% 99
TOTAL	100.0% 972	100.0% 6	100.0% 31	1009